ENSO, climate variability and crop yields in China

Climate Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-148

  Shuai, Jiabing ^a,b   Zhang, Zhao ^a   Sun, De Zheng ^b,c   Tao, Fulu ^d   Shi, Peijun ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

China; Climate variability; Crop yields; ENSO

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; CHINA; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CROP YIELD; ENSO; INTERANNUAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; SOUTHEASTERN CHINA;

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; RAIN; SUN;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; COOLING; CROP YIELD; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FOOD MARKET; GROWING SEASON; MAIZE; RAINFALL; RICE; SOLAR RADIATION; WARMING;

CHINA;

EID: 84891102261     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01194     Document Type: Article

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